Does your porch or patio need a little refreshing or a complete makeover? Do you feel like the Curb Appeal is totally lacking? Here are a few tips to get them ready for summer.
I am thrilled to be joining the Spring into Summer Porches, Patios & Outdoor Spaces Blog Hop. If you are coming over from Amber (Our Hostess) @ Follow The Yellow Brick Home. – welcome. I know you enjoyed Amber’s tour as much as I always do.
We’ve been in our home just 2 years and still have a ton to do, but we are getting there. I thought I would share a little about our patio and how we are trying to create some curb appeal in our front yard – especially our front porch.
Porches and patios are places where we like to hang out. In the summer time our patio is one of the places where we spend a ton of time. It’s where we entertain and enjoy being outdoors in the fresh air. We did a makeover of our patio last summer and it is still one of our favorite places to be.
Getting the Pool and Patio ready for Summer is where we spend most of our efforts and time. This is where we live.
Having a pool built was my #1 wish when we bought this house. As soon as the kitchen remodel was done, we started on the pool. You can see the final reveal here. It is my happy place and a total dream come true. I love being outside and this gives me a place to cool off, exercise, play and enjoy the world around me. You can see more of this area here.
Now that the back is looking good, time to tackle the front of our home.
The front of our house is where we’ve needed to do a few things to make it look a little more inviting and add some curb appeal.
Here is a look at our house when we bought it 2 years ago. (Realtor Listing)
There were some overgrown and dead bushes that needed to be removed, so first things first. We decided to start with a clean slate and removed all the shrubs.
It looks really naked at the moment, but there is a row of shrubs under the front window that will grow up in about a year and fill in that space. We planted some flowering shrubs that will give us some color too. They will only get to about 3 ft. tall, so they won’t cover the window. In the mean time, those two pots are sort of stand-ins so that the front doesn’t look totally blank. We added some pretty flowering shrubs by the red rocks also.
Now I want to try to do something to make the front door entrance look a little more interesting and inviting. I’ve basically had just the wreath on the door for quite a while.
Our front door is recessed in a nook between two columns. Just a small walkway to the front door. Not a porch at all, however I still think there has to be a way to make it look inviting.
A future upgrade is to paint all the trim on the house – just not at this time. I haven’t decided what I want, so that is still in the “thinking about” process. I would like to give the door interest with some color, but that is still in the “deciding stage” too. Since this is such a recessed entrance, I really don’t want it dark, so for now I am leaving it alone.
My solution at this point was to add some pretty eye-catching container plants to the porch and a few accessories.
. I’ve added a larger rug to define the entrance space a little better. I layered the new “hello” door mat on top. I swapped out the wreath for a hanging basket. Since the box woods are round I thought the hanging basket added more interest than a round wreath. I filled it with simple sprays of cat tails. (I tried a black and white rug, but the contrast just seemed way off, it didn’t work.) Keeping the entrance more neutral seemed to work best.
The boxwood topiary is a fun look. I added ivy around the bottom to cascade down the sides of the planter. The single boxwood ball adds more character. There isn’t room for a lot, but for now I like this.
Now as the plants grow across the window, I think it will begin to look better cared for and more welcoming.
Next up on the tour is Debra @ Common Ground. They are in a new home too so I can’t wait to see how they are putting their stamp on the outside.
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